29.— (1) For the purposes of sections 27 and 28 , the Authority may request and authorise any person either in or outside the State whom the Authority considers suitable for the purpose to—

( a) make enquiries on its behalf, and

( b) report to it the results of the enquiries.

(2) The Authority is entitled, if it accepts the report as satisfactory, to regard that acceptance—

( a) as sufficiently demonstrating the Authority’s compliance with section 27 as to the subject matter of the enquiries, and

( b) as compliance by the Authority with section 28 (2) .